Bonfires: Book Two. Saying "I love you" doesn't guarantee peace or a happy ending. High school principal "Larx" Larkin was pretty sure he'd hit the jackpot when Deputy Sheriff Aaron George moved in with him, merging their two families as seamlessly as the chaos around them could possibly allow. But when Larx's pregnant, daughter comes home unexpectedly and two of Larx's students are put in danger, their tentative beginning comes crashing down around...

Larx and Aaron have faced a lot together-small-town prejudice, work injuries, and pregnant daughters. But finally two of their teenagers have graduated and Larx is making moves to lessen his workload in anticipation of Aaron being elected sheriff in the fall. Maybe, just maybe, they can start planning the wedding they've longed to have. Then a student goes missing and Aaron's mentor takes a bullet during the search. Larx and Aaron backburner their...